Spencer Davidson

Chairman at GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC.

Net worth: 97 M $ as of 30/05/2026

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Spencer Davidson is currently the Chairman at General American Investors Co., Inc. He previously worked as an Independent Director at Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
from 1999 to 2012 and as a Fund Manager at Odyssey Partners LP from 1986 to 1989.
He also served as an Analyst at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) from 1966 to 1971 and as a General Partner at Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC from 1972 to 1986.
Additionally, he was the Managing Partner at Hudson Partnership CMO from 1989 to 1993.
Mr. Davidson has an MBA from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and an undergraduate degree from Queens College.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 6.14%	30/12/2025	1,439,001 ( 6.14% )	92 M $	30/05/2026
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 5.95 % CUM.PFD SHS SERIES B 2.44%	30/12/2025	185,387 ( 2.44% )	5 M $	30/05/2026

Spencer Davidson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY, INC.	Chairman	31/12/1994

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Former positions of Spencer Davidson

Companies	Position	End
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP	Director/Board Member	10/12/2012
Hudson Partnership CMO Hudson Partnership CMO Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Provides care management and support services	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/1992
Odyssey Partners LP Odyssey Partners LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a private investment partnership	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/12/1989
Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC Investment ManagersFinance BM&O aims to preserve and grow the purchasing power of client capital by investing in the securities of corporations with sound, long-term fundamentals. The firm concentrates client capital into 20-25 businesses that a) generate economic returns far in excess of their costs of capital, b) are run by capable stewards with appropriate incentives, and c) trade at sensible prices. BM&O looks for high-quality growth companies trading at value prices. They are generalists with no interest in matching market or index sector exposures, though they closely monitor sector and related exposures as part of ongoing risk management.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/1985
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance BBH-IM is a long-term manager which aims to preserve and grow their clients’ capital across economic and market cycles. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-based approach to active management. They focus on identifying durable assets, buying them at attractive valuations, and delivering excellent returns without relying on macroeconomic judgements. BBH-IM seeks to invest primarily in cash generative businesses that are major providers of essential products and services.	Analyst-Equity	30/12/1971

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Private companies	10
Odyssey Partners LP Odyssey Partners LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a private investment partnership	Finance
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and markets pharmaceutical products for dermatological usages	Health Technology
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance BBH-IM is a long-term manager which aims to preserve and grow their clients’ capital across economic and market cycles. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-based approach to active management. They focus on identifying durable assets, buying them at attractive valuations, and delivering excellent returns without relying on macroeconomic judgements. BBH-IM seeks to invest primarily in cash generative businesses that are major providers of essential products and services.	Finance
Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC Investment ManagersFinance BM&O aims to preserve and grow the purchasing power of client capital by investing in the securities of corporations with sound, long-term fundamentals. The firm concentrates client capital into 20-25 businesses that a) generate economic returns far in excess of their costs of capital, b) are run by capable stewards with appropriate incentives, and c) trade at sensible prices. BM&O looks for high-quality growth companies trading at value prices. They are generalists with no interest in matching market or index sector exposures, though they closely monitor sector and related exposures as part of ongoing risk management.	Finance
General American Investors Fund General American Investors Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Queens College Queens College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Neurosciences Research Foundation, Inc. Neurosciences Research Foundation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates scientific research organization	Commercial Services
Innisfree Foundation, Inc.
Hudson Partnership CMO Hudson Partnership CMO Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Provides care management and support services	Health Services